Dagen H, or H Day, was the day on which Sweden switched from driving on the left to driving on the right. The change took place early on a Sunday morning, when traffic stopped, drivers changed sides and then drove on carefully. Neighbouring Norway and Finland already drove on the right, and most Swedes drove left-hand-drive cars, which was considered a hazard. A referendum in 1955 had rejected the change by a wide margin, but parliament decided in 1963 to go ahead. A large publicity campaign, with songs, slogans and the letter H on everyday items, prepared the public. The number of accidents fell sharply in the first weeks after the switch, then returned to the earlier level.
Before and after
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- 29 July 19671967 USS Forrestal fire
- 8 August 1967Founding of ASEAN
- 2 September 1967Construction of Principality of Sealand
- 3 September 1967Dagen H
- from 11 September 1967 to 1 October 1967Nathu La and Cho La clashes
- 11 September 1967Birth of Sung Jae-gi
- 7 October 1967Birth of María Corina Machado
- 9 October 1967Death of Che Guevara
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